Telegram-herald., 1887-08-26


1as Csly builang lnoxed eeise e. 81
sFactisn Is. eseainf krd i4Eks nuEatti ~
eat.zsns wese ssseuAAlsd - lhs togncl foota
snd C.fs slssks eflies. A ie~ nsiepies
after csacs Alderman bFsHnef called he
nsstiar tn ne Ckafks oliios - arsief ana
stated tie slaefneo of the fenfta and
fitth wards ~ere aboui 10 consider TIE ei'-
piscslien of the cable Slreel Railway As,te'
psay I1 extend their lins fr0a lson-st
across fhs hill - tAs ID n depot, sna
asa 81 fsr ghs eplai0n II interested citiaens
0eHsfsl lines ~ss the nfsi - fesi'ena
AID he nsld thai the petitlsin kisoke isf
itself That Il woal1 es good thlhs iof
the residents GA the bill, aoa II permitted
ths company sssBds ready - build a. That
there wes 40 opposition and tnai vas al
that sss necessary 10 SAY.
George ". Thompson vas called upon
snd said: Il have nothing 70 say, oai =
there = suy enc pGtstnt ~ho opposes The
schexne ! would hse a. bear from hlla.
Fred ;. CLARK k.'l have Jusi one thing 10
cay that is thsi il has been claimed by soms
that the petition Was sighed ~ nasns undef
d Enis<ppre hensi0e IN regard a. thf hii0Ee
street hns. 1 would like 10 cay thAi Il ~ss
fully explained to them and there wss no
hssstsncY with any 81 those who sirned A.
They al kaew what they were slgniDg sna
wsll guarantee 10 g. % al Of them tonof-
ron and eei every name again.
j. q. Ebls-"i want Il built snd TIE
sooner you viii Go II the better VII 20
ple2sea.'
A few others expressed themselves
similarly aud there no Opposi-
ton although Alderman bfenDtr
iusistsd thst W. b. Weston opposed tbe
line. That gentleman was heard - nsy
| that lac wanted 10 see the line built end
after he had seen the names 0f those who
had sirned the petition ne bad nothing 20
ssy The committee held al executive
session and vail probably fecsgDmeud ihsi
that ihe prayer OF tbs petitioners be granted.
| At the same tine the COMMITTEES On
| Streets aud Ordinances were listening to the
| opinion Of citizens on the proposed Bfii
| Line and Bovnton railroad projects ln tie
| Council room l. r. sweet spoke al leo EtL
| on the subject. be favored the project. snd
| thought IL was 9 matter Of great interest "
the city which should be Immediately con.
| sideree.
Geo. w. Hooker, proprietor OF the Hooker
block. corner Of Kent aud Hastings sts sad
that he didn I object 10 tie line being built
| but he did object 10 have keni-st.. which
| IL already very narrow. blocked up With
| two lines and lie didn't think that tie res
idents would like 70 have lot of freight
cars running past their houses
Major Watson though il would be n great
| improvement and = good thing for The
\ city. he said that be bad heard that u
would ruin bis property on Lyon-st.. bat
be didn't care about that a. long az tie road
Was built. lie thought il would be a good
thing. espeeiallyfor the north part OF the
city, If a line could be rin from the Union
depot on the East Side and back on The
West Side.
| Philo c. Fuller favored the project and
stated that the property owners on The
route OF the proposed line were nthusiss-
tic, in fact they say that they must hnfs
it," The meeting then adjourned and tb'
committee went into executive session.
| The Committee on Streets and the Alder
men of the First ward then beld meeting
in the Council room 10 consider The q. X.
| l.. & ID. Railroad ronte into the city. Ihers
seens 20 be some feeling against this line IA
the vicinity Of Buchansn-st. Huber
| Weiden. who owns considerable propert,
ST the corner OF Buchanan and Miller-sfs-
said that be objected 10 il because his prop
erty would be hemmed in On all bat on
aide.
l.. l.. Hawkins spoke in the interest o
the Sigh Furniture Company, opposing th'
scheme as II would block up the street il
font OF their factory. Alderman Stein sls'
| opposed the route taken by the line. Sese
raj citizens spoke in favor OF the line sn'
the Committee were left 10 think tae mat
, ter over.